Almost everyone loves George Takei's Facebook page. His posts are
hilarious, he posts the funniest photos and memes, and he offers heartfelt
takes on social issues -- including gay marriage -- that are shared across Facebook
by the thousands.

For examples, see this photo
of a dog trying to squeeze its way out of a cage, or this
photo of a crocodile eating a Croc shoe.

His warm presence on Facebook has drawn well over 4 million "likes,"
and kept the 76-year-old "Star Trek" star in the public eye.

But not all of the hilarious content that appears on Takei's Facebook
page is his invention. Some of it is written by others.

Rick Polito, who
achieved minor Internet fame after his
synopsis of "The Wizard of Oz" went viral ("Transported to a surreal
landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with
three others to kill again."), told media writer Jim Romenesko last week that he
is paid $10 a joke for posts on Takei's page. The news surprised many of Takei's
fans, and Polito subsequently
apologized for revealing he had written jokes for Takei.

However, the "hoo-ha," as Takei described it in an
e-mail reported by Wired, did not end there. Takei revealed that his
husband, Brad, and interns also add content to his page.

"What is this hoo-ha about my FB posts?" Takei told
Wired. "I have Brad, my husband, to help me and interns to assist. What is
important is the reliability of my posts being there to greet my fans with a
smile or a giggle every morning. That's how we keep on growing."

Takei also that said any commentaries that accompany his
Facebook posts are uniquely his.